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☆ Inside BlackRock's long journey toward crypto adoption
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-08 | by ( Dan Defrancesco | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

BlackRock's crypto quest. The culmination, and perhaps biggest step, in BlackRock's crypto journey came this summer, when it announced a partnership with Coinbase. Insider's Rebecca Ungarino and Morgan Chittum mapped out Blackrock's long journey toward crypto acceptance, which essentially dates back to an initial memo in 2015. Which is why mapping out BlackRock's journey is so interesting, Rebecca told me. Industry insiders detail a difficult week for the tech industry that saw thousands lose their jobs.

☆ Serena Williams, Justin Timberlake are among big-name investors in Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy's sports venture
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-02 | by ( Jessica Golden | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Co-founders Tiger Woods, Rory McIlroy and Founder, CEO Mike McCarley Courtesy: TMRWSportsTiger Woods' and Rory McIlroy's new sports startup — which is already planning a new golf league — is drawing some big-name investors. TMRW Sports' first project is its TGL golf league, which was launched in partnership with the PGA Tour this summer and comes as professional golf is being disrupted by the arrival of upstart league LIV Golf. TMRW Sports is looking to draw in younger sports fans with a format that makes the golf league more compatible with prime-time television. McCarley said the company sought investors who were passionate about golf and would represent a diversity of expertise and backgrounds in media and entertainment. Rendering of the custom built arena where the TGL golf league will play.

☆ 'Moneyball' manager Billy Beane says Warren Buffett's investing lessons apply to baseball too - and Seth Klarman agrees
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Theron Mohamed | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

"Moneyball" star Billy Beane said Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger's lessons apply to baseball. Author Michael Lewis profiled Beane in "Moneyball," and Brad Pitt played the baseball executive in the movie adaptation of the book. "It's about finding value in athletes, in baseball players — but those principles apply across areas," the billionaire investor and Baupost Group CEO said. Klarman has been heralded as "the next Warren Buffett," including by the Berkshire chief himself. Read more: Table tennis champion Ariel Hsing has been friends with Warren Buffett for more than a decade.

☆ Aaron Judge Could Make History Friday Night but It Won’t Be on Broadcast TV
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Joseph De Avila | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Aaron Judge of the New York Yankees hit his 60th home run of the season Tuesday during the game against the Pittsburgh Pirates at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx, N.Y.New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge is chasing his 61st home run of the season, but fans won’t be able to watch the potentially historic game on broadcast television. Instead of airing on the Yankees’ YES Network or ESPN, the team’s Friday night matchup with the Boston Red Sox is airing on Apple TV+. The game is part of the streaming service’s new “Friday Night Baseball” program that began this season.

☆ New York AG asks MLB and Apple to let more fans watch Yankees game
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Sep 22, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) strikes out during the fifth inning against the Boston Red Sox at Yankee Stadium. As it stands, the only way to watch the broadcast of the game against the visiting Boston Red Sox is on streaming service Apple TV+. "History is in the making as Aaron Judge electrifies Yankees fans, and everyone who loves baseball," James said in a release. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register"To deny millions of New Yorkers, and fans around the nation, the opportunity to watch as Aaron Judge steps up to the plate, is wrong and unfair," she said. "That is why I am calling on Apple and the MLB to reach a fair accommodation with the YES Network so that fans can watch what we all hope will be history made this evening."

☆ Where to watch Yankees slugger Aaron Judge chase the AL home run record
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Frank Pallotta | Cnn Business | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

New York (CNN Business) Slugger Aaron Judge is chasing baseball history. The New York Yankees outfielder is on the brink of hitting the most home runs in American League history as he sits on 60 for the season . The current record is 61, which was set in 1961 by another Yankees outfielder, Roger Maris. (The overall record for a season is 73 by San Francisco Giants star Barry Bonds. That game, which is the second of the doubleheader, could see Cardinals outfielder Albert Pujols hit his 700th home run of his career.

☆ As Aaron Judge Chases Yankees’ Home-Run Record, Outfield Seat Prices Skyrocket
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Nate Rattner | Taylor Umlauf | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Yankees outfielder Aaron Judge, wearing No. 99, hit his 60th home run of the season on Tuesday. As Aaron Judge chases the Yankees’ record for home runs hit in a single season, prices for the outfield seats that offer the hope of nabbing a historic ball have skyrocketed. With the New York Yankees set to host a four-game series against the Boston Red Sox tonight through Sunday, tickets behind the left- and right-field fences are virtually sold out on the Yankees’ website, while tickets for sale on reselling marketplaces are listed for several hundreds of dollars.

☆ Analysis: Yankees' Judge captivates his sport with home run pursuit
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-22 | by ( Frank Pingue | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Sep 21, 2022; Bronx, New York, USA; New York Yankees right fielder Aaron Judge (99) hits a ground rule double against the Pittsburgh Pirates during the fifth inning at Yankee Stadium. So for the first time in a long while it appears all the stars are, for now, aligning in MLB's favor thanks to Judge and his mighty swing. "There's no real controversy around him, he's a matinee idol, good looking, great personality, liked around the league." Judge will get his next chance to draw level with Maris later on Thursday when New York open a four-game homestand against the Boston Red Sox. "It you remember those ads when McGwire and Sosa were battling it out - 'Chicks dig the long ball', well Major League Baseball executives dig the long ball too," said Dorfman.

☆ Presidents Cup overshadowed by prospect of PGA v LIV Royal Rumble
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-20 | by ( Steve Keating | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

Asked on Tuesday if there ever were a PGA Tour v LIV Golf showdown would he play in it, Sam Burns did not hesitate. Horschel acknowledged the appeal of a PGA v LIV contest, but noted that the PGA Tour had nothing to gain from such an event. said Horschel, adding that a PGA Tour v LIV Golf showdown has been discussed. "So it's really a lose-lose for the PGA Tour in that situation, and LIV's got everything to gain from it." "It's a big hypothetical," said world number one Scottie Scheffler of a PGA Tour v LIV Golf faceoff.

☆ LeBron James și partenerii săi de afacere investesc sume fabuloase în FC Liverpool
▼ + stars: | 2021-04-01 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Starul din NBA, LeBron James și partenerii săi de afaceri investesc masiv în FC Liverpool. Compania Fenway Sports Group, care deține clubul englez de fotbal, a semnat un contract cu firma RedBird Capital și va obține de la aceasta peste 735 de milioane de dolari.Banii vor fi alocați pentru modernizarea stadionului Anfield. FSG planifică să majoreze capacitatea tribunelor de la 53 de mii de locuri la 61 de mii. Costul lucrărilor se ridică la 82 de milioane de dolari.Mai mult, noua investiție va ajuta pe FC Liverpool să amortizeze pierderile financiare din perioada pandemiei, estimate la 165 de milioane de dolari.La rândul său, LeBron James, care deținea de mai mulți ani două la sută din acțiunile lui FC Liverpool, își va mări cota de participație la capitalul clubului englez și va deveni membru al grupului de proprietari.Compania Fenway Sports Group, care a cumpărat pachetul de acțiuni al lui FC Liverpool în 2010, este și proprietara echipei de baseball Boston Red Sox.

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